Sports Briefs

Published 1:04 pm, Saturday, June 11, 2016

Deer Park tumbles in CBS poll

The Deer Park High School varsity baseball team’s back-to-back defeats to Langham Creek in the Region III championship series last weekend cost the team more than just a berth at the state championship tourney.

In the weekly CBS/MaxPreps Xcellent 50 national rankings, Deer Park saw its No. 1 ranking in the nation disappear as the team fell all the way to No. 25. Deer Park had held the nation’s No. 1 ranking for weeks, thanks to an undefeated record.

Not even a loss to Strake Jesuit in the semifinal series knocked the Deer from their No. 1 perch but two losses to unranked Langham Creek did. Langham Creek found itself at No. 24 with a 30-11 record.

Buchanan High School out of Clovis, Ca. took over as the nation’s top-ranked team with a 30-1 record. This week’s poll will be released Tuesday morning.

Adult softball standings

In the city’s adult softball standings, the Tuesday men’s league featured a stalemate between the Night Sticks and the Shake-N-Bakes with each owning 12-2 records in the Red Division. In the Blue division, the SoHo players won the title with a 7-6-1 record, nudging out the Outlawz and their 6-6-2 ledger.

Friday’s Red Division has the Inglorious Batters holding a safe lead at 9-3. The Blue Division features the Astros at 9-2-1.

So. Houston hoops camp starts Monday

South Houston High School head basketball coach Patrick McCoy and Pasadena head coach Jason Pillow are inviting all elementary school, middle school and intermediate school gym rats to their inaugural camp.

This past season, McCoy guided his Trojans basketball team to second place in a very tough District 22-6A before winning the bi-district crown.

Scheduled this week at South Houston High School’s brand-new facility, the first through fifth graders will be at the gym from 9-11 a.m. and the older kids from noon to 2 p.m. The camp will be structured for all levels of skill and it is open to boys and girls.

The fee is $60 at the door. Cash, credit cards, money orders or cashier checks will be accepted.

For additional information, contact McCoy at 713-247-9875 or he can be reached via email at pmccoy@pasadenaisd.org . Coach Pillow can be reached at 281-705-6715. His email is jpillow@pasadenaisd.org

Mavs ready for annual baseball camp June 14-16

Pasadena Memorial High School will host its 13th annual baseball camp that starts Tuesday and concludes on Thursday. The three-day camp will run from 9 a.m. to noon and it’s is open to boys and girls age 7 to incoming freshmen.

As always, campers are urged to wear swimming trunks for the camp’s final day because that’s when the slip-N-slide takes place.

The registration fee is $70 and includes a T-shirt and certificate. Cash, cashier’s check or money orders will be accepted for Pasadena ISD students. Non Pasadena ISD students may pay with a money order only or cashier’s check.

The camp objectives will be to provide an opportunity to learn from several district high school coaches, and to teach the fundamentals of baseball effectively and safely. Campers will be instructed in all fundamental phases of the game by Pasadena ISD coaches.

For more information, contact head coach Terry Garza at 713-740-0390 or email him at Tegarza@pasadenaisd.org.